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Jami' at-TirmidhiThe Book on Military Expeditions

Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1561

Chapter: Regarding The Nafl (An additional gift from the spoils of war that is given to particular fighters)

Weak chain 2 scholars’ grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1561

Narrator:Ubādah ibn as-Sāmit

حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ مُوسَى، عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلاَّمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ، عَنْ عُبَادَةَ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ

يُنَفِّلُ فِي الْبَدْأَةِ الرُّبُعَ وَفِي الْقُفُولِ الثُّلُثَ ‏.‏

Narrated 'Ubadah bin As-Samit:

"The Prophet (ﷺ) used to confer a fourth of spoils of war in the early part of the expedition, and a third during the return."

There are narrations on this topic from Ibn 'Abbas, Habib bin Maslamh, Ma'n bin Yazid, Ibn 'Umar, and Salamah bin Al-Akwa'. This Hadith of 'Ubadah is a Hasan Hadith. This Hadith has also been reported from Abu Salam from a man among the Companions of the Prophet (ﷺ).

Reported by At-Tirmidhi (No. 1561).

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Classical commentary

Al-Mubarakfuri — Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi

قَوْلُهُ : ( عَنْ أَبِي سَلَّامٍ ) بِفَتْحِ السِّينِ وَتَشْدِيدِ اللَّامِ الْمَفْتُوحَةِ اِسْمُهُ مَمْطُورٌ الْأَسْوَدُ الْحَبَشِيُّ ثِقَةٌ يُرْسِلُ مِنْ الثَّالِثَةِ. قَوْلُهُ : ( كَانَ يُنَفِّلُ ) مِنْ التَّنْفِيلِ ( فِي الْبَدْأَةِ ) بِفَتْحِ الْمُوَحَّدَةِ وَسُكُونِ الدَّالِ الْمُهْمَلَةِ بَعْدَهَا هَمْزَةٌ مَفْتُوحَةٌ ( الرُّبُعَ ) أَيْ رُبُعَ الْغَنِيمَةِ ( وَفِي الْقُفُولِ ) أَيْ الرُّجُوعِ ( الثُّلُثَ ) أَيْ ثُلُثَ الْغَنِيمَةِ , وَفِي رِوَايَةِ أَحْمَدَ كَانَ إِذَا غَابَ فِي أَرْضِ الْعَدُوِّ نَفَّلَ الرُّبُعَ وَإِذَا أَقْبَلَ رَاجِعًا وَكُلُّ النَّاسِ نَفَّلَ الثُّلُثَ. قَالَ الْخَطَّابِيُّ : الْبَدْأَةُ اِبْتِدَاءُ السَّفَرِ لِلْغَزْوِ , وَإِذَا نَهَضَتْ سَرِيَّةٌ مِنْ جُمْلَةِ ال…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH Weak chainDaif Isnaad The chain only No. 1561
Ahmad Shakird. 1377 AH Weak chainDaif Isnaad The chain only No. 1561

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  • الآحاد والمثاني لابن أبي عاصم (779)يُنْفِلُ فِي الْبَدْأَةِ الرُّبُعَ ، وَفِي الرَّجْعَةِ الثُّلُثَ
  • الأحاديث المختارة (2773)يُنَفِّلُ فِي الْبَدْأَةِ الرُّبُعَ ، وَفِي الْقُفُولِ الثُّلُثَ
  • المعجم الكبير للطبراني (3443)يُنَفِّلُ فِي الْبَدْأَةِ الرُّبُعَ وَفِي الرَّجْعَةِ الثُّلُثَ
  • شرح معاني الآثار للطحاوي (3356)يُنَفِّلُ فِي الْبَدْأَةِ الرُّبُعَ ، وَفِي الرَّجْعَةِ الثُّلُثَ بَعْدَ الْخُمُسِ
  • معجم الصحابة لابن قانع (324)يَنفُلُ فِي الْبَدْأَةِ الرُّبُعَ ، وَفِي الْقُفْلَةِ الثُّلُثَ

On the same subject

Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 1305

Habib bin Maslamah (RAA) narrated, ‘I witnessed the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) give a quarter (of the war spoils) as an additional booty (to a Sariyah) when they gained booty on their way out to the fight, He also gave a third (of the war spoils) as an additional booty when they gained it on their way…

وَعَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ مَسْلَمَةٍ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- قَالَ: { شَهِدْتُ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-نَفَّلَ اَلرُّبْعَ فِي اَلْبَدْأَةِ, وَالثُّلُثَ فِي اَلرَّجْعَةِ } رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ, وَصَحَّحَهُ ابْنُ…

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Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 4008

He said that God’s Messenger used to give a quarter as booty after the fifth had been kept off, and a third after the fifth had been kept off when he returned. Abu Dawud transmitted it.

وَعَنْهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يُنَفِّلُ الرُّبُعَ بَعْدَ الْخُمُسِ وَالثُّلُثَ بَعْدَ الْخُمُسِ إِذَا قَفَلَ. رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ

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